CScale Raises $145M for AI Optics
Startup CScale has raised $145 million in venture capital with backing from industry leaders Nvidia and Intel. The company is developing fiber-optic technology to connect artificial intelligence chips. Leadership plans to begin shipping the new hardware by 2028.
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CScale has raised $145M in venture capital to develop fiber-optic server connections for AI chips, with backing from NVIDIA CORP and INTEL CORP on Wednesday afternoon. The Silicon Valley startup is pushing to replace copper data center cables that require complex liquid cooling systems. Optical links use laser light instead of electrons, but hardware failures remain a persistent industry hurdle.
